Any Day Now writer-director Travis Fine came across the story that would be his next film from a script that sat on the desk of original writer George Arthur Bloom and adapted it and tapped Alan Cumming to star in the story about a gay couple in the late ’70s who fight a discriminatory legal system to formally adopt a special needs teen who has been in their care. The feature, which opens Friday through Music Box Films, has won audience prizes at festivals throughout the year, including Tribeca where it debuted last Spring, to Provincetown, Chicago, Woodstock, Seattle and Outfest. Inspired by a true story and touching on legal and social issues that are more relevant now than ever, Any Day Now tells a story of love, acceptance, and creating your own family. In the late 1970s, when Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenager with down syndrome who’s been abandoned by his mother, is taken in by committed couple Rudy (Alan Cumming) and Paul (Garret Dillahunt), he finds in them the family he’s never had. However, when their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by the authorities, Rudy and Paul must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own. Co-starring Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry and Chris Mulkey, Music Box Films will open the film in select theaters across the country on December 14.
Ira Sachs’ Keep The Lights On won the the Grand Jury Award for Best U.S. Dramatic Feature as well as the prize for Screenwriting, capping the 30th Outfest, the Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival. Starring Thure Lindhardt and Zachary Booth, the film centers on doc filmmaker Erik Rothman who meets Paul Lucy a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationship quickly develops. As the two men start building a home and life together, each continues to privately battle their own compulsions and addictions. In other juried nods, Alan Cumming won the best actor award for Any Day Now , while Fenessa Pineda won for her role in Mosquita & Mari . The film also won the Audience Award for Outstanding First U.S. Dramatic Feature Film. The Audience Award for Outstanding Dramatic Feature Film went to Any Day Now , directed by Travis Fine. 30th Outfest Prize Winners Jury Awards : Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Short Film Sponsored by Greenhouse Studios The Devotion Project: More Than Ever , Directed by Antony Osso. For its sensitive portrayal of enduring love that spans seven decades, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Short Film goes to The Devotion Project: More Than Ever directed by Antony Osso. Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Short Film Sponsored by CRE – Computer Rentals & AV Solutions Dol (First Birthday) , Directed Andrew Ahn For its honest exploration of the complexities of culture, family and relationships, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Short Film to Dol (First Birthday) , directed by Andrew Ahn. Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film Sponsored by Avalon Wildness , Directed by Wu Tsang With beautiful cinematography, a vibrant score and poetic storytelling, this year’s winning documentary succeeded in taking on the complexities of class, culture and difference in a most timely and brave fashion. The Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film goes to Wildness , directed by Wu Tsang. Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film Sponsored by The Los Angeles Athletic Club My Brother The Devil , Directed by Sally El Hosaini For its taut narrative, sensitive interrogation of masculinity, excellent performances by an ensemble cast, and intense cinematic experience, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film goes to My Brother The Devil , directed by Sally El Hosaini. Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film Sponsored by The Avenue Hollywood Fenessa Pineda , Mosquita Y Mari This actress brought nuance and subtlety to a fresh coming of age story. For beautifully capturing the fleeting moments of transition from innocence to curiosity to self-discovery, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film goes to Fenessa Pineda in Mosquita Y Mari . Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Alan Cumming , Any Day Now For bringing depth, humor, fierce wit, and emotional integrity to a moving portrait of a man who unexpectedly finds a family and the strength to fight for it, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film goes to Alan Cumming in Any Day Now . Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Screenwriting Sponsored by Yellow Cab Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias , Keep The Lights On For masterfully constructing an emotionally honest portrait of a relationship that spans the better part of a decade and artfully weaving the mundane and the momentous, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Screenwriting goes to Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias for Keep The Lights On . Grand Jury Award for Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film Sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue Keep The Lights On , Directed by Ira Sachs This film resonated with us for its confidence, complexity, and emotional intelligence. For taking us on a challenging but poetic journey through the landscape of a long-term relationship, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film goes to Keep The Lights On , directed by Ira Sachs. Audience Awards Audience Award for Outstanding Documentary Short Film Sponsored by Ramada Plaza Hotel West Hollywood A Force of Nature , Directed by Barbara Kopple Audience Award for Outstanding Dramatic Short Film Sponsored by Wolfe Video The First Date , Directed by Janella Lacson Audience Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film Sponsored by Greenhouse Studios I Stand Corrected Directed by Andrea Meyerson Audience Award for Outstanding Dramatic Feature Film Sponsored by Innovative Artists Any Day Now , Directed by Travis Fine Audience Award for Outstanding First U.S. Dramatic Feature Film Sponsored by HBO (cash prize of $5,000 from HBO) Mosquita Y Mari , Directed by Aurora Guerrero
